Global Courant
In his social media post marking 100 days of Israeli war, the US Secretary of State makes no mention of Palestinian deaths.
The Palestinian Mission to the United Nations has criticized US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for failing to mention the approximately 24,000 Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip in his post commemorating 100 days of Israeli war.
“We should be ashamed of those who remain complicit and do not call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Shame on you,” the mission said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.
Blinken’s social media post on Sunday evening referred only to the prisoners Hamas had taken, saying the US has vowed to bring them back as “100 days of captivity in Gaza is far too long.”
One hundred days and not a single mention of the almost 24,000 deaths – half of them children. Shame on those who remain complicit and do not call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. They should be ashamed @POTUS @SecBlinken @USUN
— State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN) January 15, 2024
A total of 24,100 Palestinians – including more than 9,600 children – have been killed and around 61,000 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, the day Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israeli territory.
Israeli authorities say Hamas fighters killed 1,139 people and took more than 200 prisoners that day, with about 132 remaining in Gaza. On Sunday, a Reuters news agency, quoting Israeli officials, reported that at least 25 of them had died in captivity.
The other prisoners were exchanged during a weeklong truce in November.
Even the White House statement The commemoration of the centenary of the war against Gaza made no mention of Palestinian massacres and displacement of residents.
In the message, US President Joe Biden lamented the prisoners’ capture, stating that “for each of those 100 days, the hostages and their families have been at the forefront of my thoughts.”
Biden praised US efforts to return the prisoners and blamed Hamas for failing to renew a deal to return more of them.
Meanwhile, Israel’s brutal bombardment of Gaza continues with no signs of abating, as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave deepens and the threat of a regional spillover from the war looms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war “will continue until victory” but faces domestic pressure to return the prisoners.
Global calls to end the war continue, with rallies around the world and the US capital seeing one of the largest turnouts yet.
